Head-to-head
Pick two athletes to see how the race played out between them — by actual time, head start, and checkpoint.
Athlete A
OfficialRyan Donnelly
#1143 · 1:37:51 · M52 · Group U · DR
Wave start 8:46 AM (U-DR)
Athlete B
OfficialMichael P Esser
#1142 · 1:34:47 · M42 · Group X · DR
Wave start 8:49 AM (X-DR)
Comparison report
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The PDF includes the interpretation, deltas, race timeline, position-through-the-course chart, and segment-by-segment splits shown below.
Interpretation
Ryan (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM; Michael (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM. That gave Ryan a 3 minutes head start on Michael. On foot, Ryan ran 1:37:51 and Michael ran 1:34:47 — Michael was 3:04 faster than Ryan. Ryan took official place 1143rd (time-based 1065th) and Michael took official place 1142nd (time-based 1006th). Michael was faster on foot and finished ahead on the official clock too. Biggest swing: Michael gained 2:27 from Muir Woods to Cardiac.
Deltas
ComputedWave start
Ryan Donnelly (U-DR) started 3 min earlier than Michael (X-DR).
- Overall place Δ
- +1
- Actual time Δ
- +3:04
- Section gap Δ
- ±0 (same section)
- Wave start Δ
- 3 min (Ryan earlier)
- Finish clock Δ
- +0:04
- Section place Δ
- +9
Δ = Ryan − Michael. Negative means Ryan is ahead/faster.
Race timeline
Computed- Ryan (U-DR) started at 8:46 AM.
- Michael (X-DR) started at 8:49 AM, 3:00 later.
- Actual running time: Michael was 3:04 faster on foot than Ryan.
- Finish clock: Michael crossed the line 0:04 ahead of Ryan — Michael wins this head-to-head.
Δ (A − B): actual +3:04 · finish clock +0:04.
Position through the course
OfficialSegment-by-segment splits
Official| Segment | Ryan | Michael | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start to Top of Stairs | 11:11 | 10:25 | +0:46 |
| Stairs to Windy Gap | 8:12 | 8:12 | ±0:00 |
| Windy Gap to Muir Woods | 7:29 | 7:57 | -0:28 |
| Muir Woods to Cardiac | 38:41 | 36:14 | +2:27 |
| Cardiac to White Gate | 20:41 | 20:40 | +0:01 |
| White Gate to The Stile | 9:23 | 8:52 | +0:31 |
| The Stile to Finish | 2:14 | 2:27 | -0:13 |
Δ negative = Ryan ran the segment faster.